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English adjective: saving | |||
| 1. | saving bringing about salvation or redemption from sin | ||
| Samples | Saving faith. Redemptive (or redeeming) love. | ||
| Synonyms | redeeming, redemptive | ||
| Similar | good | ||
| Antonyms | evil | ||
| 2. | saving characterized by thriftiness | ||
| Samples | Wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution. | ||
| Similar | thrifty | ||
| Antonyms | wasteful | ||
English noun: saving | |||
| 1. | saving (act) an act of economizing; reduction in cost | ||
| Samples | It was a small economy to walk to work every day. There was a saving of 50 cents. | ||
| Synonyms | economy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | action | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | curtailment, downsizing, economy of scale, retrenchment | ||
| 2. | saving (act) recovery or preservation from loss or danger | ||
| Samples | Work is the deliverance of mankind. A surgeon's job is the saving of lives. | ||
| Synonyms | deliverance, delivery, rescue | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | recovery, retrieval | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lifesaving, reclamation, redemption, reformation, salvage, salvage, salvation, salvation, search and rescue mission | ||
| 3. | saving (act) the activity of protecting something from loss or danger | ||
| Synonyms | preservation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | protection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conservation, environmentalism, immobilisation, immobilization, reservation, self-preservation | ||
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